New to sewing, or just looking for your next project that isn't too complicated but will provide you with a beautiful make. Then I am able to help by listing below beginner friendly dressmaking patterns from indie sewing pattern brands like True Bias, Helen’s closet and Tilly and the Buttons. Their patterns are versatile, easy and allows you to be very creative and be able to adapt them to your taste.
As well as the above all these patterns are good for beginner sewists and all of them offer different techniques which means you will learn so much by sewing each of these patterns.
I was thrilled to be chosen by Oyin as October’s blogger for Lushcloth. I’ve bought quite a few fabrics from Lushcloth ever since I first discovered them and have always been thrilled with the quality and choice of designs. For this project I knew I wanted to make an everyday vintage inspired dress in floral autumnal tones. Oyin let me know me if I waited to make my final choice then the new sewing fabrics would have arrived. So I waited and as if by magic the perfect fabric was there right in front of me. I do love a busy floral on a black background with the choice of matching in different knitwear colours and accessories. This floral is a crisp cotton so holds its structure well, and of course being a cotton fabric it was very well behaved to work with.
I elected to sew the Tilly and the Buttons ‘Joni’ Dress, which can be found in her ‘Stretch’ book, something I’ve had on my shelves and regretfully not really used alot yet. I have a habit of buying books, pouring through them and oohing and aaahing over all the pretties and then putting them back on the shelves and making something else! There are so many lovely patterns to choose from in the sewing books I have, I must use them more.
The dress was a more involved make than I initially realised but I really enjoyed sewing it up. The instructions were really detailed and gave lots of tips along the way. Even though I have been sewing for around 8 years, I still learnt a few things!
Thinking back when I started my sewing journey, I bought quite a few sewing tools and equipment, and over time I have realised I don’t use some of them so much. So I thought I would look at my sewing tools and see which ones I use and value the most.
During Me Made May we conducted a wardrobe review and found I lacked floaty dresses for summer. The pattern we chose was the Ninalee Park Lane dress. There are so many variations for this pattern, which includes a blouse option. There are also two necklines and three sleeve variations. We decided on the midi dress with waistline gathers.
I wouldn’t have dreamed I could pull them off. But, the second I made them I fell in love and every time I wear them I feel confident and ready for anything. That is the joy of sewing! The chance to experiment, to create something unique to you. You can make the same pattern as 50 other people and yet fabric choice, pattern view, and personal style, will result in 50 different garments.
I knew immediately that when I was selected to write March’s Blog for Lush Cloth that I was going to create a garment that was free to all. It seemed to coincide perfectly with the sewing challenge #sewfrugal22, which was running in March – where you sew a free pattern with a fabric from your stash.
I headed straight over to Peppermint Magazine’s website, which is an absolutely amazing resource for free patterns, as I have made several of them - including the Paddington and Ruffle top, which are both lovely.
Due to the lovely selection of fabrics that Lush Cloth stock it was really hard to choose a specific one to use for a blog post, however, I had just received the latest FibreMood pattern magazine, edition 18, and inside were the most amazing flared trousers called “Opal” that I instantly fell in love with and the Pigeon Wishes 9 Wale green corduroy was just perfect.Whilst choosing from the website I might have accidentally bought the “Lovely Flowers” black cotton poplin to make a top to wear with the trousers.
The Avid Seamstress blouse should definitely be part of your wardrobe, a simple yet stylish blouse that will get plenty of wear.
Let’s start with it’s versatility, it can be worn as work wear or casual and it can be dressed up for a night out, and because of the loose fit style it makes the blouse very easy and comfortable to wear.
We’ve all been there. The fabric is carefully chosen, the pattern is one you’ve wanted to try for ages, you spend hours carefully assembling the garment, you try it on and then…nothing. There are no fireworks. You just don’t really like it…